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'Los Espookys' is a very odd and very good show

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'Los Espookys' is a very odd and very good show

Los Espookys is very odd and very good comedy series about a group of horror-loving friends who start up a business that provides scary experiences for their clients. It's co-written by two of its stars, comedians Julio Torres and Ana Fabrega. The second season is currently airing on HBO so we thought it would be a good time to encore our episode about the first season.

'Los Espookys' is a very odd and very good show

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'Ramy' wades into murky waters in Season 3, but the comedy is clear as ever

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'Ramy' wades into murky waters in Season 3, but the comedy is clear as ever

Fresh Air

Ramy Youssef's comic-drama about Muslim life in America aims higher than almost anything else on TV. In its new season, Ramy grows increasingly unlikable and his family appears to be falling apart.

'Ramy' wades into murky waters in Season 3, but the comedy is clear as ever

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How McKinsey cashed in by consulting for both companies and their regulators

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How McKinsey cashed in by consulting for both companies and their regulators

Fresh Air

When McKinsey Comes to Town authors Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe say the consulting firm helped companies boost tobacco and opioid sales — while at the same time working for the FDA.

How McKinsey cashed in by consulting for both companies and their regulators

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Billy Eichner says straight people 'just didn't show up for Bros' at the box office

Bros is the first gay romantic comedy with a mostly LGBTQ cast to be given a wide release by a major studio. It played well in big cities, but had disappointing overall numbers in its first weekend. Above, Luke Macfarlane (left) and Billy Eichner. Universal Pictures hide caption

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Billy Eichner says straight people 'just didn't show up for Bros' at the box office

The film is the first gay romantic comedy with a mostly LGBTQ cast to be given a wide release by a major studio. It took in a disappointing $4.8 million in its first weekend.

SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

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SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

The reality TV star hawked a crypto token on her Instagram account without telling her hundreds of millions of followers she'd been paid to do so.

SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

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Sacheen Littlefeather, who gave Marlon Brando's Oscar rejection speech, dies at 75

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Sacheen Littlefeather, who gave Marlon Brando's Oscar rejection speech, dies at 75

In 1973, Littlefeather provided one of the most dramatic moments in Oscar history: Offering Brando's regrets for refusing the award because of Hollywood's treatment and portrayal of Native Americans.

'The Patient' explores some very unconventional therapy

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'The Patient' explores some very unconventional therapy

The Hulu series The Patient is a terrifying thriller with a simple premise. A therapist (Steve Carell) is imprisoned in the basement of a serial killer (Domhall Gleeson) who wants to stop killing and thinks therapy can help. The show unfolds over 10 intense episodes and comes from Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who last worked together on the The Americans.

'The Patient' explores some very unconventional therapy

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'Saturday Night Live' returns and shows that a lot of rebuilding is underway

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'Saturday Night Live' returns and shows that a lot of rebuilding is underway

Judging by the relentlessly average, borderline uninspired season opening episode, this 48th season of SNL is off to a bumpy start, writes our critic Eric Deggans.

'Saturday Night Live' returns and shows that a lot of rebuilding is underway

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Stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia is the latest deadly incident with crowds

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Stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia is the latest deadly incident with crowds

Panic and a rush for the exit left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled, after the game. Here's a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades.

Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn't sound the same

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Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn't sound the same

The Hollywood playlist of Latino film composers includes Maria Grever, Agustín Lara, Lalo Schifrin, Gustavo Santaolalla, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco.

Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn't sound the same

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The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

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The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

In 2014, it was hard to miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that set out to raise money to fund research for the disease. And it paid off. A new treatment was funded by $2.2 million of the funds raised.

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